abject
(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and relieved (syn.) wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter (ant.) lofty, noble, exalted
agnostic
(n.) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj.) without faith, skeptical (syn.) doubter (ant.) believer
complicity
(n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice (syn.) connivance, collusion (ant.) non involvement, innocence
derelict
(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty (syn.) vagrant; remiss, delinquent (ant.) punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous
diatribe
(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack (syn.) harangue, tirade (ant.) panegyric, encomium, eulogy
effigy
(n.) a crude image of a despised person (syn.) figure, figurine, likeness
equity
(n.) the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim (syn.) justice, fairness, impartiality (ant.) injustice, unfairness,
inane
(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value (syn.) vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous (ant.) sensible, meaningful, profound
indictment
(n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation (syn.) charge, accusation
indubitable
(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied (syn.) unquestionable, indisputable (ant.) questionable, debatable, dubious
intermittent
(adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic (syn.) fitful, spasmodic, random (ant.) continuous, uninterrupted
moot
(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v.) to bring up for discussion; (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students (syn.) debatable, questionable; (v.) broach (ant.) undebatable, indisputable, self-evident
motif
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
neophyte
(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice (syn.) tenderfoot, tyro, rookie (ant.) veteran, past master, expert, pro
perspicacity
(n.) keenness in observing and understanding (syn.) acuity, acumen, discernment (ant.) dullness, obtuseness
plenary
(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members (syn.) unlimited, unrestricted (ant.) limited, restricted, incomplete
surveillance
(n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation (syn.) observation, scrutiny, monitoring
sylvan
(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody (syn.) forested, arcadian
testy
(adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation (syn.) irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant (ant.) even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable
travesty
(n.) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion (syn.) burlesque, parody, caricature, farce